English Explanatory Dictionary

bird grasshopper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any large grasshopper or locust in the genus Schistocerca.

Word forms

bird grasshopper bird grasshoppers

Etymology

From bird + grasshopper. They are called as such due to the size of these species, which, when flying, could be mistaken for a bird.

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